October 17 - the day that our lives changed forever...
Sunday morning - started like any other day. I was playing keyboards at church. Kevin came to 2nd service. At the end of the service, we heard about a baby that needed a home. Immediately, we made eye contact and knew that baby would find a home with us.
Long story short, a woman about an hour from Nashville went to a friend to get some help for her baby. She decided that she wanted to give the baby up for adoption.
We are going through a private adoption - the birthmother chose adoption, and through a mutual friend, we were put into contact with our birthmother.
In the last month, we have gone through the Home Study process to make sure our home would be fit for this baby. We just finished the last part in the Home Study yesterday with the home visit. Julie, our case worker, has been wonderful to work with - she has guided us through all the paperwork and encouraged us along the way.
We spent three weeks knowing that we were adopting, but we did not have any information about the birthmother. While we felt an amazing peace about the situation, we were so anxious to find out more - when is she due, what is our birthmother like, is the baby a boy or girl. While we still don't have all the information, we were blessed this week with information!
Our baby is due January 11 - so soon! We still don't know if the baby is a boy or a girl, but we at least have a due date now. We know the birthmother's name, and a little more information about her situation. We haven't met this woman yet, but I have such a love for her for the decision she is making.
We're in the process of setting up a meeting with the lawyer and our birthmother to create a formal birth plan for the adoption. With this in place, the adoption will seem a little more settled. We understand that so much of the adoption process is "in the air" until the baby comes home with us, but God has given us peace throughout this entire process so far. We know that He has our best interests in mind, and that He is taking care of a precious little one that will soon become a part of our family.
We would appreciate your thoughts and prayers. Pray for us as we prepare to become parents. Pray for the baby to continue to develop and grow in the womb. Pray for our birthmother that she stays healthy. Pray for our finances - that God will continue to provide the money that is needed to complete this adoption process. Most of all, pray for God's Will in this situation, and that we can accept His will - no matter what He has planned.
We are so excited to be able to share this process. We will be faithfully updating the blog with our thoughts, updates, and more news as we get it! As soon as the baby is in our home, we'll be update with pictures and stories, so that you can all share in our adoption journey!
Some day soon, we'll have to re-title our blog... no longer "You, Me, and the Pups" ...
1 comment:
So happy for you! Can't wait to find out if it is a boy or a girl. One of my co-workers just adopted a grade school age girl and they were going through the home study process last year. If you need any parenting advice just call or e-mail. I deffinately could help you weed through what you do and don't need for a new baby. So much is pointless, while others are a can't live without. :) May have some hand me downs too if it is a girl if your interested.
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